Paleontologists find first bee nest fossils made inside fossilized bones
Key points Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have discovered the first known instance of…
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Museum staff overwhelmingly in favor of behind-the-scenes tours
If natural history museums can be said to have a problem, it’s that they have too many specimens for any…
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The Florida Museum of Natural History publishes “The Butterflies of California,” a book five decades in the making
Key points The Florida Museum of Natural History recently published “The Butterflies of California.” The book was co-written by the…
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The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025
Once a year, thousands of people from dozens of countries all converge on one city to share the latest news…
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Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes new operations manager for the Randell Research Center on Pine Island, FL
The Florida Museum of Natural History has a new operations manager for its southwest Florida cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation…
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Three Museum staff members awarded for their awe-inspired photography
Assistant scientist Mariela Pajuelo and photographers Kristen Grace and Jeff Gage were all recently awarded for their photography featuring elements…
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Bruce MacFadden receives the Raymond M. Alf Award for Excellence in Paleontological Research and Education
Bruce MacFadden, distinguished professor emeritus and former curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History is this…
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Elise LeCompte receives James R. Short award for lifetime service from Southeastern Museums Conference
Few people at the Florida Museum of Natural History have had a longer tenure than Elise LeCompte, who retired earlier…
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Some plants can make their own fertilizer with this one weird trick. Scientists say they learned it more than once.
Key points Low nitrogen availability is the number one limitation to plant growth in most ecosystems. Farmers compensate by adding…
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Disease experts team up with Florida Museum of Natural History to create a forecast for West Nile virus
Key points State and local officials in Florida maintain hundreds of coops with what are referred to as sentinel chickens,…
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